As stats above show, the France international had a rather mixed game. He showed flashes of brilliance from free kicks and also played an important role in Newcastle’s opening goal, while creating space for his side in attack.

There were signs of promise in Cabella’s display in Newcastle’s 2-0 win against West Brom, but there is still a lot more to come from him.

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.